4.01.2008

My first day at work...

7:00amI woke up to the sight of my son, Caleb, crawling across the bed towards me. He buried his head underneath me, almost as if he was trying to gain leverage in order to push me off the bed. Cuddling is a new thing with him, and we love it. Sometimes, he mistakes "head-butting" with cuddling, but either way, we welcome it.

7:15amTying up my running shoes, strapping on my ipod, & grabbing my dog's leash (with my dog attached to the end of it), I set out for my morning run. I knew that I would need this. It's amazing how much energy I gain from expending it.

8:50amMy wife prayed for me while at the same time feeding my son his breakfast of apples/blueberries. Caleb has not learned prayer etiquette yet, especially when food is at stake, but we spent a moment praying for each other. For me, she prayed for strength, excitement, and we thanked God for getting us to this place. For Kara, I prayed for patience as she makes our house a home and for Caleb to get over his little cough.

9:00amOrientation with Kyra (H.R.). Signing papers never felt so good. Man, it's good to be here.

10:00amI arrived at my office to see 30 individual brownies laid out on my desk. A sign above read "Welcome Brownie". An additional sign read "your keys are below" with an arrow pointing to the brownies. Apparently, Logan and the rest of the staff thought it would be humorous to bake my new keys into three random brownies. My task was to search all the brownies and find them. Humorous. Again, I knew I was in the right place.

11:00amWorship Leader meeting with Logan and Laura. Dreaming. Brainstorming. Talking about the future. This is amazing. To have two other people that love worship as much as I do and to bounce ideas off of each other is unlike anything I could explain. It's my dream job.

12:00pmLunch with the worship department at The Ram.

1:00pmI set up my office and was given a crash course on the church network

5:00pmMy wife met me at the church door and we walked home together. I could get used to this.

All in all, an amazing first day at my new job. God has led our lives to this point and we are grabbing it with both arms. I love this place. I love this job. I love this time in my life.